8 February 2018. Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company, announced on Tuesday a new Global Sustainable Procurement Policy which it hopes will help identify and evaluate qualified suppliers, promote best practices, and serve as a communication and improvement tool for the industry as a whole.

8 February 2018. Although official statistics report that grid-connected PV capacity reached 1.82 GW as of the end of December 2017, the completion of two large-scale projects totaling 215 MW in early January has raised Chile’s total installed power to around 2.04 GW.

8 February 2018. The pilot project will be developed over the next three years and will utilize standard PV modules. The consortium expects the solar array to have a 15% higher yield compared to traditional installations.

8 February 2018. To achieve the target of having 60 gigawatt (GW) of installed wind energy capacity by 2022, the government has invited tenders for 2,000 MW of wind power projects connected to the inter-state transmission system.

7 February 2018. The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Tiger Forces and their allies have liberated over 50 villages from ISIS in the northeastern Hama pocket. ISIS terrorists are in a critical situation in the area..

7 February 2018. Zimbabwe’s mining industry, until now based mostly on platinum and diamonds, will soon count lithium as one of its key sub-sectors, as the country has struck a deal with an South African junior company whose project is expected to generate revenue of $1.4 billion over eight years.

6 February 2018. Authorities are searching for a tanker carrying 13,500 tons of gasoline and 22 Indian nationals that went missing on Thursday off the coasts of West Africa in an area considered at high risk of pirate attacks.